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TDMONTHLY MUST READS
ToyDirectory: Build an Online Trade Metropolis
In celebration of ToyDirectory’s 10th Anniversary, Bob Naimi — founder of ToyDirectory and publisher of TDmonthly Magazine — explains how using the online trade metropolis he's building will strengthen the specialty toy industry....READ MORE
TDmonthly Magazine tells you how kids pass each other the good word, what collectibles are filling their shelves and emptying their pockets, and why they’re so plugged into electronics toys. But if you haven’t time for the whole issue...
TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS
New Toys: Find Your Holiday Winners
Every day, toys huff and puff their way into TDmonthly Magazine. We hear about them from retailers, we hear about them from manufacturers...READ MORE
Scouring the globe for the latest, greatest new toys and knickknacks, the TDmonthly Magazine Toy Sleuth picked up electrical ants, locomoting luggage, robots that eat pencils, and a helicopting head...
Every kid knows: Gross is Good....
TDMONTHLY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Hot Toys for Christmas 2006
Nobody wants to give a boring toy. But that's probably what you'll get if you go to the same store to buy your bread, toilet paper and toys ...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS
October Videos
All toys, out of the box! TDmonthly Magazine lets you see what a product will look like on your shelf ......READ MORE
TDMONTHLY HOT TOPIC
LeapFrog Leaps Into Cinema
The nice thing about being in Hollywood is that everyone — and I mean everyone — knows someone in the entertainment world, and the buzz never stops....READ MORE
Social Networking is usurping print reviews and word of mouth for what is hot and not with today's tweens and teens....
Hollywood is bi... bi-coastal. LaLa Land and the Big Apple....
SCIENCE & NATURE
Electrify Kids With Science Kits
Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Michael Faraday: Giants in the toy industry....READ MORE
It all starts with wanting to blow up the world....
What makes a good science and nature toy?...
COLLECTIBLES
Kids Snatch Up Adult Collectibles
A little punk rabbit has sneaked into a market where PVC knights usually reign supreme ......READ MORE
Adults are the biggest collectors "because they have the disposable income and come from a generation that’s very self-centered," ......
Competition for adults' diminishing disposable income has collectibles manufacturers scrambling for new sales strategies....
TRADING CARDS
How to Revive Collectible Trading Cards
In the '50s/'60s/'70s, there were baseball cards....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS
TDmonthly Experts' Top Toys for October
Every month, TDmonthly Magazine forwards new products to our team of experts for review....READ MORE
Beth Carroll, Psy.D., is a professional psychologist who specializes in child intervention and development....
Dorothea DePrisco Wang is the author and creator of more than 40 books for children. Dorothea has 14 years in the publishing industry, beginning her career with Scholastic Inc....
Emilie Hill has taught kids of all ages everything from swimming to physics for more than 15 years....
"Will Ferrell on line one," says my assistant (who sets my double mocha, sugar-free, fat-free, taste-free super-jumbo latte down on my desk)....
TDMONTHLY TOY ROUNDTABLES
The Tough Days of Toy Testing
"Mommy! I want this toy!" We’ve all heard this one. Very annoying if repeated ad nauseum in the store....READ MORE
Moms and kids agreed: Toys by OWI and National Geographic were loads of fun, and could be used as part of a homeschooling curriculum, too....
Five homeschooling families in North Carolina evaluated three new toys, rating them on a scale of 1 to 5, with "5" being the highest score and "1" being the lowest....
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK
Retailer Spotlight: The Toy Chest
Although her father had always been in the toy business, necessity pushed Debbie Wurzburger to open her own toy store in Pikesville, Md....READ MORE
Every month, specialty retailers and industry experts share their problem-solving techniques with TDmonthly Magazine...
TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY
Liberty Puzzles Fought for Freedom
Christopher Wirth had what many would consider a great job making good money as a corporate attorney for a financial firm. But after eight years ......READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ
Corolle Dolls Makes Classics to Last a Lifetime
Corolle Dolls has been in business for almost 28 years....READ MORE
Teacher Dave Pinto and graphic artist Surya Sajnani created Wee Gallery, but their first production — a son born in 2002 — was the inspiration behind the company....
TDMONTHLY BRASS RING
Preschool Prep Brings Life to Letters
Preschool Prep Company produces DVDs and books that teach toddlers the alphabet, numbers and shapes while they are learning to talk...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER
Sell Your Toy With a Picture
Matthew Fried shoots toys. So does Brian McCarty. With cameras....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS
TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Costumes
Pirates are big, but Princesses are bigger, 67 specialty toy retailers told TDmonthly Magazine....READ MORE
Classic Hop Ball sales are still hopping, as are stomping toys and textured balls, 67 retailers told TDmonthly Magazine....
There's nothing cuddlier than a ... penguin?...
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES
Rubies for Rottweilers
If your plush puppies aren’t strung with pearls, you’re missing one of the hottest tween-girl toy trends....READ MORE
Tweenettes may dress in pink and wear rhinestones, but that doesn’t mean they don’t wanna get down and dirty with creepy crawlies....
By transforming the ancient art of origami into an easy-to-use plastic building toy, Plastic Play has been turning heads in the toy industry....
Models are out, electronics are in, and RC trains, planes and automobiles are keeping the hobby industry hobbling along, retailers told TDmonthly....